Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-01-15
Young Girls Without Fortune.

Chance set me to thinking how
much Young girl or dchutante
without income had to be thankful
for. a New York paper furnishes
an interesting list of dcbutantcs in
that city who arc on the market,
with Tic cash value of each girl set
after her name; as We do the rec
ord Of trotting horses in this ia
nous Blue. grass section. There is
an idea generally prevalent that
wealth is the SureSt means OF Sc
curing happiness, and that the two
arc SynonymouS; without it no Que
can he miserable. But / call to
mind the troubles of one rich de-
hutantc-onc OF the few very rich
American girls with large estates
and revenues I'LL in her OWN right.
She was coDfiding to me some of
her troubles. She was i'll love,
deeply, dalllly, tragically; there
w. 4 passionate cry tora love hat
wtiild answer TO that which had so
strangely grown within her heart.
Her Romeo WAS branded as Il for
tune hunter, paying court to rich
girls. He protested to love her; had
wcn her heart while she WAS in
SLcrt dresses; she WAS constant by
nature. and he had certainly given
hei many reasons to bclicve he
loa ed her in return. But there
was il rival. oh! so fair, SO faulty
tau.leSs, Jelly regular, splcndidly
well.' Ok cruel torture TO her
heart tc:ssglbt, but 'tritles light as
air are,.Sil s yor jealous confirmation
strong as proofs Of holy writ And
she had seen them together; had
seen his eye rest upon her rival
with Il look that made her heart
ache. She knew she doubted him,
ana felt her thousands must be the
magnet that drew him back to her.
She had tried to deceive her heart,
she longcd to believe what lie told
her, aud not to listen to the advice
OF friends. How will it cnds 1t is
not All isolated case. We drop the
curtain, but the drama is often
played out; sometimes hearts win,
sometimes coin. Miss A, with her
millions, wears her elegant dresses
and diamonds, and perhaps puts
them on with very little thought OF
their beauty or expense, but is ac
cuscd of trying to outshiie all of
her fair friends. If she doDS q
simple muslin, chooses TO be sim
picity herself, and really at heart
,lislikeS display, she is accus d OF
being mercerary, wishing to add TO
her already large fortune. Tickets
for church fairs, piano rccltalS, and
lectures pour in upon her by the
sccre: she is expected to refuse
none: so, she is mean and stlngy.
There is no privacy for her. no mat
ter if she lie sensitive and refined,
with an innate nobility OF charac
tel; would love to aid suffering hu.
lnauity; does humane deeds which
she desires should only hc recorded
iii the Book OF Life has Il horror
OF publicity, shrinking from deceit
and diSscmblers, and worthy to be
voli fer herself apart from her for
tale. She picks upa morning pa
rcl and sees her name at tie head
o. Ii list of Young debutan:cS % Ne
Chosen from because of,..her mil
lious, mele cash value placed
upon ler-laheled as she drives OF
walks out as the Miss A, Mho iscn
lie malkst. There are lne girls
,s-..ssssssS- =, his Kind of1Asss'NL hi
- :; se Ell e slto--aael. 1..s: g.. NIL
true man wUlilGGf Sai.ary no [
nan who could possibly be glad to S
see her name i'll such list. There L
NE two sides to every picture |
Many a girl pcrverts her nature, {
.ac,!ticcs her heart sometimes her {
Tor money. This Is oau !
enough, but what OF a man willing ]
to sell his independence, his man !
hood. deliberately, coolly, declaring
his intention to marry some lich t
gill and ike eft lcl money, anu
that, too, when i'll his heart OF
beats lie loves another, ana de
ceives the one lie narres.
| heard a pretty brown-eyed
wife txclaimnot long since; on hear
ING OF an incongruous matcll-one
oi these cash aud labeled, barter
and sale affairs: i feel glad That
was not rich girl; that Charlie
won ne and loved me fer myself:
I brought him nought but love.
came with empty hands but d Will
ling. loving heart-a determine
ton to be arcal help-matc. Every
crevicc of cur home is filled with
love. 1t sings in the songs OF our
birds. the tea kettle huns it, every
inanlmate thing cries it with a
voice as ringing as an angels trtim
prt. We have known sorrow, we
lave been disciplined, but it is that
which perhaps enables Us fully TO
annrcciate our many blessings
The language they speak with their
eyes is deeper, ncbcr, stronger
than any words that can be framed
by mortal lips; more precious than
any molten gold, purer than any
Thing else on earth is such a love
as this
Let no cynic smile disdain at
this sacred picture. Now girls, with
no bank account, no name Tor the
market list, no label to be placed
upon you Of dollars and cents, make
Your bow and be thankful that you